After Yu Qizhe waited outside the Yangxin Palace for half an hour, there was a sudden sound of cups being smashed and the angry voice of Emperor Mingzheng. A sentence was faintly heard, "Cheng Ying! I can take back everything I can give you!"
The young eunuch glanced at Yu Qizhe, and seeing him standing quietly with his eyes, nose, mouth and heart calmly, he couldn't help but admire him from the bottom of his heart. No wonder among so many top scholars, only Yu Shaoqing rose to prominence at such a young age and became a close minister to the emperor. This kind of mentality is rare among ordinary people.
After waiting for another stick of incense, the door of the Yangxin Palace was finally opened from the inside. Cheng Ying, dressed in a dark red python robe, walked out. The voice of Emperor Mingzheng came from inside the palace: "Call Yu Qizhe in."
The eunuchs standing outside the palace were all silent. The emperor was just arguing with Cheng Zhangyin in the palace. Now that they hadn't left yet, he was already anxious to call Yu Shaoqing in. This was clearly showing how Yu Shaoqing had won the emperor's favor.
Cheng Ying glanced at Yu Qizhe, who was standing tall outside the palace, and sneered, "Sir Yu, the emperor has summoned you, why don't you hurry in?"
As they passed each other, Yu Qizhe said calmly and politely, "Master Cheng."
"A newlywed is eager to climb up the social ladder. It's rare to see someone as young as Lord Yu who is so eager to do so!" Cheng Ying said indifferently.
Yu Qizhe curled his lips lightly: "Master Cheng, you are too kind. A real man should always make achievements in the world. Fortunately, my wife is gentle and considerate, and supports me in everything."
Cheng Ying just felt his teeth ache. He still couldn't figure out what Yu Jiao liked about this boy. A person's future can be seen at the age of three. When Yu Qizhe was in the Fahua Temple, he was mature beyond his years and had a deep mind. He was not a likable person.
"Speaking of which, Lu Jin is more likable." Otherwise, he would not have arranged for Lu Jin to join the Jinyiwei. He had made some plans for the boy.
Yu Qizhe pursed his lips, his expression became a little cold, and he stopped talking. He always knew that apart from having an outstanding face, his personality was actually not likable. Except for Yu Mengshan and his wife, no one had ever favored him.
They were both a master and a disciple. He was drugged, but Lu Jin was paved with a way to join the Jinyiwei and live safely.
It is impossible to say that Yu Qizhe really doesn't care at all.
But..., it is really ridiculous to argue with Cheng Ying about this. It is like a hungry child asking his cruel parents who abandoned him why they don't want him. It is ridiculous.
Yu Qizhe stepped into the Yangxin Palace.
When Emperor Mingzheng saw him come in, he raised his hand to signal him to close the door. The light in the hall suddenly became dim. Emperor Mingzheng leaned back in his chair and raised his head. He looked extremely tired, with dark circles under his eyes. He had not slept well for several nights since he learned that Princess Huaiyang's orphan was still alive.
When Cheng Ying came back to report, he had clearly massacred everyone in the Prince's Mansion and the Princess's Mansion. Who would have thought that more than ten years later, there were still some fish that escaped and survived in the world!
When Emperor Mingzheng thought of the twists and turns involved, he became extremely anxious and couldn't help but suspect that someone was plotting against his throne.
The throne he came to was not obtained in a glorious way, but as long as Zhu Chen and Huaiyang were dead, no one would dare to say anything about the success or failure. But if they still had descendants alive, it would be very different!
Just now he questioned Cheng Ying, and Cheng Ying said that he was not clear about this matter. He only said that he had counted the heads of people in the Prince's Mansion and Princess Huaiyang's Mansion one by one, and no one escaped!
Emperor Mingzheng naturally didn't believe it. He handed the East Factory over to Cheng Ying to secretly monitor the civil and military officials. Cheng Ying could see any disturbance in the capital. How could the East Factory's guards not notice Wu Yi bringing him back to Beijing and hiding him for so long? If the East Factory was really useless, then there was no need for it to exist.
"Zhan Xing, has Wu Yi explained clearly?" Emperor Mingzheng was really angry just now. He gave Cheng Ying tremendous power, allowed him to be above all officials, and tolerated his occasional extraordinary and eccentric temper and methods. That was because he never thought that Cheng Ying would betray him!
He used Cheng Ying as a butcher's knife. Only by relying on him could Cheng Ying call the wind and rain and live like a human being. If the knife didn't work well, he would just change it for another one. But if Cheng Ying left him, she would just be a castrated eunuch, the lowest class in the world.
Without Zhu Kuang, what would Cheng Ying be?
Emperor Mingzheng thought with some contempt as his eyes fell on Yu Qizhe. It was time for him to sharpen a sharper weapon. Although the original weapon was handy, after so many years, the blade had become blunt and was not so useful anymore.
Yu Qizhe took out a confession from his sleeve and placed it on the table in front of Emperor Mingzheng. "Wu Yi has confessed. Please review it, Your Majesty."
Emperor Mingzheng picked up the paper filled with confessions and started reading it, his brows furrowed deeper and deeper. Wu Yi's confession was evasive, he only said that the woman was found in Qingzhou, he determined her background based on the mole and jade button on her body, and he hid her in his private residence because he coveted her beauty and was obsessed with her and wanted to take her as his concubine.
Emperor Mingzheng slammed his palm on the table and said angrily, "Ridiculous! You are treating me like a child! How dare you bring such a confession to me?"
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